Internship Finance

Looking for a challenging internship in Finance starting in January, February or March 2025? It’s time to apply!

Who are we? 

At Unilever, we share one simple purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace. Through our powerhouse brands such as Dove, Axe and Magnum, we are creating a bright future for our business and our planet – and you can be part of it! 

We believe that companies with purpose last, people with purpose thrive and brands with purpose grow. We meet every day needs for nutrition, hygiene and personal care with brands that help people feel good, look good and get more out of life. 

The Unilever Food Solutions (UFS) Benelux: 

The world of Food Solutions is a dynamic and exciting environment with passionate professionals who work hard to carry out their common ambition to “support, inspire, progress”. Our customers range from restaurants and hotels through to pub chefs and workplace, school or hospital caterers – as well as the wholesalers and cash and carries who service the foodservice industry. Unilever Food Solutions (ufs.com) is the dedicated culinary foodservice business of Unilever which operates in more than 70 markets across the globe. The UFS portfolio consists of many of the world’s leading food brands like Knorr, Hellmann’s and The Vegetarian Butcher. 

UFS Benelux is a team with around 100 people who are highly energized to serve the chefs in the industry with support, inspiration and guidance. 

Main purpose of the internship: 

When joining Unilever in Belgium, you will get the opportunity to have an impact on a leading-edge company and our outstanding brands. During this internship you will get real responsibilities that will provide you with a good insight into the organisation and support your personal development. 

Your key responsibilities and accountabilities could be (amongst others): 

• You will check financial investments and make decisions based on ROI.
• You will analyse promotional spendings and determine their effectiveness.
• You will be handling promotional rebates
• You will be involved in the review of promotional and contractual provisions: bonus calculations, analysis of actuals vs provisions
• You will be involved in process improvement projects: using PowerBi to create additional insights in our Order to Cash process.
• You will be supporting price increase process
• You will be supporting Sales in annual negotiations
• You will ensure any requirements from audit are met.
• You will help in the documentation and digitalisation of our processes.

What we ask: 

• You must be enrolled as a Bachelor or Master student from a University, Business School or equivalent during the entire internship, with a speciality in finance.
• You are available for a minimum of 3 months and ideally for 6 months (at least 32 hours a week).
• You are fluent in English + Dutch or French.
• You have a great sense of details and accountability.
• You are a team player with a strong sense of responsibility.
• You are a self-starter, able to work autonomously.
• You are a pro-active and dynamic person, able to anticipate the needs of your team.
• You are able to work with a diversity of people and teams.
• You are familiar with MS office tools, with a good knowledge of Excel.
• Experience with Power BI is a big plus!

What we offer: 

• An outstanding chance to bring our unique purpose to life!
• An opportunity to take a look behind the scenes at one of the biggest FMCG-corporations in the world.
• An opportunity to learn from a variety of concrete projects.
• A wealth of experience, where you will be at the heart of the business.
• Lots of responsibility, but also good guidance during your internship.

EXCITED ABOUT THE ROLE? 

To apply, please send your CV and a motivation letter where your preferred internship topics, internship duration and ideal start date are highlighted. 

We look forward to meeting you! 

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.

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